"Do you think it is a good
idea or a bad idea to take President Ulysses S. Grant off the fifty dollar
bill and replace him with President Ronald Reagan?"

.

Good idea

Bad idea

Unsure

%

%

%

ALL

12

79

9

Democrats

8

83

9

Republicans

18

71

10

Independents

13

79

8

ABC
News Poll. June 9-13,
2004. N=1,001adult
nationwide.

.

"Thinking about U.S. currency,
would you support oroppose removing Alexander
Hamilton's portrait from the 10-dollar billand replacing it with a portrait of Ronald Reagan?"
Half-sample (Form A, MoE
±4.5)

.

Support

Oppose

Unsure

%

%

%

6/9-13/04

36

54

11

.

"Thinking about U.S. currency,
would you support oroppose removing Franklin
Roosevelt's portrait from the dime andreplacing it with a portrait of Ronald Reagan?"
Half-sample (Form B, MoE
±4.5)

"Do you think the Census is useful or do you think it's a
waste of money?"

.

Useful

Waste of
money

Unsure

%

%

%

3/19-21/10

80

20

1

.

"Do you consider the Census an invasion of your privacy, or
not?"

.

Yes

No

Unsure

%

%

%

3/19-21/10

16

83

1

.

"Just your best guess -- How accurate do you think this
year's Census will be: very accurate, somewhat accurate, somewhat
inaccurate, or very inaccurate?"

.

Very
accurate

Somewhat
accurate

Somewhat
inaccurate

Very
inaccurate

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

3/19-21/10

12

55

25

8

1

CBS News Poll.
April 15-17, 2000. N=1,150 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

.

"This year, the
Census Bureau is conducting a census to try to count every person living in the United
States. . . . How important do you think it is that you are counted in the census: very
important, somewhat important, or not very important?"

.

%

Very important

70

Somewhat important

22

Not very important

7

Don't know

1

.

"Do you believe the
Census Bureau when it says the information you give about yourself will be kept
confidential, or do you think the Census Bureau will share that information with other
government agencies, like the Internal Revenue Service?"

.

%

Will keep it confidential

39

Will share it

49

Don't know

12

.

"Do you think the
government has good reason to ask all the questions it does on the census, or do you think
it asks for more information than it really needs to know?"

"Were you aware that
your household will be receiving in the mail sometime soon a government questionnaire to
fill out for the year 2000 Census?"

%

Yes, aware

74

No, not aware

26

.

"Do you plan to fill
out the Census questionnaire and send it back?"

%

Yes

96

No

2

No opinion

2

.

"Do you believe the
Census Bureau when it says the information you give about yourself will be kept
confidential, or do you think the Census Bureau will share the information with other
government agencies like the Internal Revenue Service?"

%

Believe Census Bureau

43

Think Bureau will share

50

No opinion

7

.

"Do you think the
Census Bureau will be able to protect the information you gave about yourself, or do you
think computer hackers will be able to get that information?"

%

Will be able to protect

32

Hackers will have access

60

No opinion

8

.

.

"Do you think it
really matters whether you fill out the questionnaire or not?"

%

Yes, really matters

82

No, does not

16

No opinion

2

.

.

"Do you think the
Census is useful, or do you think it's a waste of money?"

%

Useful

83

Waste of money

14

No opinion

3

.

"Have you happened to
see any television ads in recent weeks by the Census encouraging citizens to return their
Census forms, or have you not seen these ads?"

"As you may know, a single woman in California with six
children recently gave birth to octuplets, or eight babies, after undergoing
in-vitro fertilization. From what you know about this case, how do you feel
toward this woman: very sympathetic, somewhat sympathetic, somewhat
unsympathetic, or very unsympathetic?"

.

Very
sympathetic

Somewhat
sympathetic

Somewhat
unsympathetic

Very
unsympathetic

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

2/14-15/09

10

16

21

49

5

.

"Do you think these children will or will not receive
adequate care, or don't you know enough to say?"

.

Will

Will not

Don't know
enough

No answer

%

%

%

%

2/14-15/09

19

30

50

1

.

"What actions do you think the state of California should
take in this matter? Should it remove some or all of the children from her
care, provide her with some type of special assistance, or should it not do
anything special in this matter?"

"As you may know, the U.S. Postal Service is an independent
agency of the U.S. government that has not received taxpayer funds since
1982. Now that the postal service is currently experiencing financial
difficulties, which of the following would you most like to see done:
provide government funding for the postal service, raise stamp prices
significantly, or cut back on services, such as Saturday mail delivery and
closing post offices?"

"In March, Congress passed a
bill that required the federal courts to hear the case of Terri Schiavo, the
braindamaged Florida woman who later died after
her feeding tube was removed. Do you believe that
Congress did the right thing in getting involved in the case, or do you
think Congress should have stayed out of the case?"

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of
the following handled the case involving Terri Schiavo? .
. ."

.

Approve

Disapprove

Unsure

%

%

%

"Terri Schiavo's
husband, Michael Schiavo"

55

39

7

.

"Terri Schiavo's
parents, Robert and Mary Schindler"

53

41

6

.

"The federal and Supreme Courts"

49

46

4

.

"The Florida courts"

46

48

6

.

"Florida Governor Jeb Bush"

41

51

8

.

"President George W. Bush"

41

54

5

.

"U.S. Congress"

35

58

6

.

"The Florida legislature"

33

57

9

CNN/USA
Today/GallupPoll. April 1-2, 2005. Adults nationwide.

.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way
George W. Bush is handling the Terri Schiavo
case?"N=1,040, MoE ± 3.

.

Approve

Disapprove

Unsure

%

%

%

4/1-2/05

34

53

13

.

"Turning now to Terri Schiavo, a
Florida woman who had been in a persistent vegetative state since 1990, and
whose parents and husband disagreed over whether she should be kept alive.
As you may know, the feeding tube that was keeping Terri Schiavo alive was
removed on March 18th, and she died this past Thursday. Based on what you
have heard or read about the case, do you think that the feeding tube should
or should not have been removed?"Form A (N=519, MoE ±
5)

.

Should
have

Should
not have

Unsure

%

%

%

4/1-2/05

53

41

6

.

"Turning now to the case of Terri
Schiavo, the Florida woman whose feeding tube was removed on March 18th and who
died this past Thursday. Based on what you have heard or read about the case, do
you think that the feeding tube should or should not have been removed?"
Form B (N=521, MoE ±
5)

.

Should
have

Should
not have

Unsure

%

%

%

4/1-2/05

52

42

6

.

"Do you approve or disapprove of
Congress' involvement in the Terri Schiavo case?"N=1,040, MoE ± 3.

"Do you agree or disagree with the
decision to remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube?"

.

Agree

Disagree

Unsure

%

%

%

3/29-30/05

42

38

20

.

"If you were in Terri Schiavo's
place, what would you want your guardian to do? Would you have your guardian
remove the feeding tube or keep the feeding tube inserted?"

.

Remove

Keep

Unsure

%

%

%

3/29-30/05

61

24

15

3/1-2/05

74

15

11

10/28-29/03

74

16

10

.

"Some people say that removing
Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was an act of murder,
while other people say it was an act of mercy. Which is closer to your
opinion?" Options rotated.If
"neither" or
"unsure": "Which is
closer to your opinion?"

.

Murder

Mercy

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/29-30/05

29

54

7

11

.

"The feeding tube that was keeping
Terri Schiavo alive was removed about 10 days ago. If Schiavo's
feeding tube had been kept inserted, do you believe there is any chance that
down the road she could have improved?"

.

Could have
improved

Could not
have
improved

Unsure

%

%

%

3/29-30/05

23

60

16

.

"If it were up to you, who would
you put in control of Terri Schiavo's care as her
legal guardian: her spouse or her parents?"

.

Spouse

Parents

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/29-30/05

46

43

4

8

.

"Do
you believe Terri Schiavo told her husband she would not want to be kept
alive under these types of circumstances?"

.

Yes

No

Unsure

%

%

%

3/29-30/05

43

25

32

.

"Do you think the actions
Republicans took in the Terri Schiavo case will help them or hurt them in
the next election?"

.

Help

Hurt

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/29-30/05

16

37

25

22

.

"Do you think the actions
Democrats took in the Terri Schiavo case will help them or hurt them in the
next election?"

"How closely have you been following the case of
Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman at the center of a national legal
battle over her life? . . ."

.

Very
closely

Somewhat
closely

Not very
closely

Not at all

%

%

%

%

3/22-24/05

33

43

14

10

.

"Terri Schiavo has been in what doctors call a
persistent vegetative or coma-like state for 15 years, with no higher brain
activity. Her husband says that Terri would not want to be kept alive
artificially in this state. He has asked that the feeding tube that keeps
her alive be removed. Her parents disagree, saying that Terri would not want
to die this way, and contend that her condition could be improved. A Florida
judge upheld her husband's request to remove the
feeding tube. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to remove her
feeding tube?"

.

Agree

Disagree

Unsure

%

%

%

3/22-24/05

59

35

7

.

"Congress met in a special session this past
weekend to pass legislation moving the Schiavo case from the Florida state
courts, which have repeatedly ruled to remove the feeding tube, to the
federal court system. Regardless of your opinion on the Schiavo case, do you
think it was right for Congress to intervene in this matter, or not?"

.

Right

Not right

Unsure

%

%

%

3/22-24/05

20

75

5

.

"How about President Bush, who signed the
legislation this weekend moving jurisdiction to the federal courts? Was it
right for him to intervene, or not?"

.

Right

Not right

Unsure

%

%

%

3/22-24/05

24

70

6

.

"Do you think that Congress and the President's
intervention had more to do with their values and principles, or more to do
with politics?"

.

Value and
principles

Politics

Both
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

3/22-24/05

25

65

4

1

5

.

"If your congressman voted to move the Schiavo
case to the federal courts, would this make you more likely to vote for him
or less likely?"

"As you may know, Terri Schiavo is
a Florida woman in a persistent vegetative state who was being kept alive
through the use of a feeding tube. The feeding tube was removed on Friday,
an action that will result in her death within about two weeks. A federal
judge made a ruling in the case today.First: Do you agree with the federal judge's
decision that resulted in the feeding tube being left unattached, or do you
disagree and think the federal judge should have ordered the feeding tube to
be re-attached?"

.

Agree
with judge

Disagree
with judge

Unsure

%

%

%

3/22/05

52

39

9

.

"Do you approve or disapprove of
the way each of the following has handled the case involving Terri Schiavo?
How about [see below]?"

.

Approve

Disapprove

Unsure

%

%

%

The media

43

46

11

George W. Bush

31

52

17

The Democrats in Congress

28

42

30

The Republicans in Congress

26

47

27

.

"Just your best guess
-- If the feeding tube that was helping to keep Terri Schiavo alive
were reinserted on a permanent basis, how much of a chance do you think
there is that she would eventually show significant improvement in her brain
activity: a very good chance, a good chance, a
slight chance, or no chance whatsoever?"

.

Very
good

Good

Slight

None

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

3/22/05

4

9

29

54

4

.

"As you may know, Michael
Schiavo said his wife, Terri, told him that she would not want to be kept
alive by artificial means. Do you think he is definitely telling the truth,
probably telling the truth, probably not telling the truth, or definitely
not telling the truth?"
Options rotated

.

Definitely
truth

Probably
truth

Probably
not truth

Definitely
not truth

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

3/22/05

21

43

17

8

11

CBS News
Poll.
March 21-22, 2005.
N=737 adults nationwide. MoE ±
4.

.

"Terri
Schiavo has been in a persistent vegetative state since 1990. Terri's
husband says his wife would not want to be kept alive under these
circumstances and he wants her feeding tube removed. Terri's parents believe
her condition could improve and they want the feeding tube to remain. How
closely have you been following news about the case? Have
you been following it very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or
not at all?"

.

Very
closely

Somewhat
closely

Not too
closely

Not at all

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

3/21-22/05

32

44

17

6

1

.

"What
do you think should have happened in this case?Should the feeding tube have been removed or
should it have remained?"
Partial sample (N=321)

.

Removed

Remained

Unsure

%

%

%

3/21-22/05

61

28

11

.

"What
should happen now? Should the feeding tube be re-inserted, or not?"
Partial sample (N=321)

.

Re-inserted

Not
re-inserted

Unsure

%

%

%

3/21-22/05

27

66

7

.

"Do
you think this case ought to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, or not?"

.

Ought to be

Ought
not to be

Unsure

%

%

%

3/21-22/05

37

61

2

.

"Do
you think Congress and the President should be involved in deciding what
happens to Terri Schiavo, or is this a matter Congress and the President
should stay out of?"

.

Should be
involved

Should
stay out

Unsure

%

%

%

3/21-22/05

13

82

5

.

"Regardless
of your opinion about the Terri Schiavo case, in
general, do you think the federal government should decide whether it is
legal for family members to remove a patient from life support, or should
each state government decide, or are these issues something the government
should stay out of?"

.

Federal

State

Government
stay out

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/21-22/05

9

13

75

3

.

"Congress
has passed a bill that would require Terri Schiavo's case to be heard in
U.S. federal court. Do you think Congress passed this bill because they
really care about what happens in this case, or do you think they passed the
bill to advance a political agenda?"

.

Really
care

Political
agenda

Both
(vol.)

Neither
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

3/21-22/05

13

74

3

1

9

.

"Do
you think that Congress' actions in this case would make it easier for
Congress to intervene in the lives of individual Americans in the future?"
If Yes:"Are
you concerned about that, or not?"

.

Easier/
concerned

Easier/Not
concerned

Not easier

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/21-22/05

68

9

17

6

ABC
News Poll. March 20,
2005. N=501adults
nationwide. MoE ±
4.5.

.

"How closely have you been
following the case of Terri Schiavo, the woman at the center of a
life-support controversy in Florida? Have you been following this issue very
closely, somewhat closely, not so closely or not closely at all?"

.

Closely

Not
closely

%

%

3/20/05

56

44

.

"Schiavo suffered brain damage
and has been on life support for 15 years. Doctors say she has no
consciousness and her condition is irreversible. Her husband and her parents
disagree about whether she would have wanted to be kept alive. Florida
courts have sided with the husband and her feeding tube was removed on
Friday. What's your opinion on this case?
Do you support or oppose the decision to remove Schiavo's
feeding tube?"

.

Support

Oppose

Unsure

%

%

%

3/20/05

63

28

9

.

"If you were in this condition,
would you want to be kept alive, or not?"

.

Kept
alive

Not kept
alive

Unsure

%

%

%

3/20/05

16

78

6

3/10-13/05

8

87

4

.

"Florida state courts have
heard the Schiavo case. Federal courts have said they don't
have jurisdiction because it involves Florida law only. Would you support or
oppose a new federal law requiring the federal courts to review the Schiavo
case? This probably would mean reinserting the feeding tube until the case
goes through the federal courts."

.

Support

Oppose

Unsure

%

%

%

3/20/05

35

60

5

.

"Regardless of your preferences
in the Schiavo case, do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for
Congress to get involved in this way?"

.

Appropriate

Inappropriate

Unsure

%

%

%

3/20/05

27

70

3

.

"Do you think the political
leaders who are trying to keep Schiavo alive are more concerned about her
and the principles involved, or more concerned about using her case for
political advantage?"
Options rotated

.

Schiavo/
Principles

Political
advantage

Both
(vol.)

Other
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

3/20/05

19

67

4

3

7

.

"As a direct result of your
hearing about the Schiavo case, have you yourself had any discussions with
friends or family members about what you would want done if you were in this
condition, or not?"

.

Yes

No

%

%

3/20/05

49

51

.

"Have you had any friends or
family members who passed away in a hospital or other care facility after
life support was discontinued, or not?"

.

Yes

No

Unsure

%

%

%

3/20/05

33

66

1

CNN/USA
Today/GallupPoll. March 18-20, 2005.
Adults nationwide.

.

"How closely have you been
following the news about Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who has been in a
persistent vegetative state since 1990, and whose parents and husband
disagree over whether she should be kept alive: very closely, somewhat
closely, not too closely, or not at all?"
N=909, MoE
± 4

.

Very closely

Somewhat
closely

Not too
closely

Not at all

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

3/18-20/05

27

39

21

12

1

.

"As you may know, on Friday the
feeding tube keeping Terri Schiavo alive was removed. Based on what you have
heard or read about the case, do you think that the feeding tube should or
should not have been removed?"
N=909, MoE
± 4

.

Should have

Should
not have

Unsure

%

%

%

3/18-20/05

56

31

13

.

"Suppose you had a child who was
in the same condition as Terry Schiavo, and it were up to you to decide
whether to keep that child alive through the use of a feeding tube. What
would you, personally, decide to do in that situation: remove the feeding
tube or keep the feeding tube in place?"
Options rotated.
Form A (N=443, MoE ± 5).

.

Remove

Keep in
place

Unsure

%

%

%

3/18-20/05

56

34

10

.

"Suppose you had a spouse who was
in the same condition as Terry Schiavo, and it were up to you to decide
whether to keep your spouse alive through the use of a feeding tube. What
would you, personally, decide to do in that situation: remove the feeding
tube or keep the feeding tube in place?"
Options rotated.
Form B (N=466, MoE ± 5).

"Do you personally have a
so-called living will or health care proxy to deal
with your wishes for medical treatment if you're unable to do so, or not?"

.

Yes

No

Unsure

%

%

%

3/10-13/05

42

57

1

8/02

42

57

1

.

"As you may know, a woman in
Florida named Terri Schiavo suffered braindamage
and has been on life support for 15 years. Doctors say she has noconsciousness and her condition is irreversible. Her parents and her
husbanddisagree on whether or not she should be
kept on life support. In cases likethis who do
you think should have final say, the parents or the spouse?"
Options rotated

"If
a patient has been in what doctors call a 'persistent
vegetative' or a coma-like state with no higher
brain activity for a significant amount of time, who do you think should
make the decision whether the patient should be kept alive or not:
the
person's parents or other family members,
the
person's spouse, or the
government?"

.

3/05

10/03

.

%

%

.

Parents or other family members

38

31

.

The
person's spouse

45

50

.

The government

2

2

.

The person’s doctor
(vol.)

3

4

.

Not sure

12

13

.

.

"Terri Schiavo has
been in a so-called 'persistent vegetative state'
since 1990. Terri's husband says his wife would
rather die than be kept alive artificially and wants her feeding tube
removed. Terri's parents believe she could still recover and want the
feeding tube to remain. If you were Terri's guardian, what would you do?
Would you remove the feeding tube or would you keep the feeding tube
inserted?"